One of Greenbaum’s favorite phrases in all of the Torah is the command, “Tzedek tzedek tirdof or Justice, justice, you shall pursue” which, he says, calls for a commitment to righteousness, ...

Religious leaders gather to urge passage of an assault weapons ban while the Senate president blocks a move that would have ...

By Czarinna Andres In the wake of antisemitic rhetoric surfacing amid public discourse over the OneLIC neighborhood plan, a ...

The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the ...

Rabbi Sanford Akselrad settled into his office at Congregation Ner Tamid to write what would be his final sermon after 37 years as the congregation’s senior spiritual leader. ¶ The significance ...

The series stars Kristen Bell as Joanne, a podcaster who finds love with an attractive rabbi named Noah (Adam Brody). It also features Timothy Simons, Jackie Tohn, Stephanie Faracy, Michael ...

When people talk about life-changing moments, they usually mean something dramatic: a wedding, a birth, a diagnosis, etc. The kind of moment that shakes your life awake. There’s a defining ...

Rabbi Marc Katz is the rabbi of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. His most recent book is “Yochanan’s Gamble: Judaism’s Pragmatic Approach to Life.” Local journalism needs your support.

The power of Pride has always been its radical inclusivity — its insistence that queer people of every race, background, gender, faith, and politics deserve to be seen, heard, and ...

He did so, too, under the guidance of one of Jerusalem’s most eccentric rabbinic figures, Rabbi Mordechai Elefant, who introduced himself as the ‘Rabbi of Bethlehem, and look how great the ...

When visiting with Rabbi David Woznica of Stephen Wise Temple it’s important to sit close by. The modest, soft-spoken Los Angeles native, who started his career at New York City’s 92nd Street ...

Live at 9:30 PM ET: In preparation for Shavuos, join Rabbi Shais Taub and Eli Marcus for a farbrengen live from the SoulWords House. Live Tonight, Thursday, May 29, 2025, the SoulWords House will host ...